Cutting the Details

Business Storytelling
Written By Kindra Hall

We live in a culture that values brevity, frequently communicating in 140 characters and doing our best to get our message across in 15-second videos.

When you’re storytelling, though, taking the details to the cutting room floor is not always the best strategy.

If you read Stories That Stick, you’ll remember that specific details are one of the four key components to a great story. They allow your audience to relate to you, build trust, and create a deeper connection. The nuances and meticulous points are in the framework of a vibrant story, and removing them can leave you with a generic shell of events and an audience that is wondering, What was the point of that story?

So, if you find yourself feeling as though something is missing from your story, consider revisiting the details that didn’t make the cut.

In this video, I’ll share a few ways that details can breathe life into a story and the powerful effects that they can have on your audience.

Kindra Hall

Wall Street Journal bestselling author and Award-Winning Storyteller Kindra Hall, MA, told her first story in the spring of 1992.

Since that time, Hall has become the go-to expert for storytelling in business and beyond. She is the best-selling author of Stories that Stick, which debuted at #2 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller List, and companies like Forbes and Gartner say it “may be the most valuable business book you read.” Kindra’s newest book, Choose Your Story, Change Your Life is one of the Next Big Idea Club’s top 10 happiness books.

Kindra is a sought-after keynote speaker trusted by global brands to deliver messages that inspire teams and individuals to better communicate the value of their company, their products and their individuality through strategic storytelling. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, young son and daughter.

More from Kindra:

https://www.success.com/author/kindra-hall

https://www.inc.com/author/kindra-hall

https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/kindra-hall

https://www.kindrahall.com/about
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